Progressives want control of health care

7:18 AM,
Dec. 13, 2013

Written by

Daniel Gardner

After winning the presidency, Barack Obama pushed health care reform he knew would pass because of overwhelming Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, an energized base and a fawning media.

In spring 2009 the fight for health care reform entered its biggest battle, but not between Republicans and Democrats - between liberal Democrats and even more liberal progressive Democrats. Republicans were reduced to little more than spectators.

Progressives' political goals seem to be government control of everything, and health care is a crown jewel in the American economy, ...